A Call to NonViolence: Candlelight Vigil and Press Conference in Support of Oscar Grant
Update Thanks to everyone who attended the vigil. Over 40 people were there, as was WATE News. You can read a brief article here. Pictures will be available soon. ————————- Wednesday, Jan 14th 5:30 – 6:30 pm Krutch Park – 504 Market St., Knoxville, TN Dear Friend, From the recent murder of Oscar Grant III […]
Highlander Partnering with NGLTF Academy for Leadership and Action
Highlander is pleased to announce we are partnering with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) Academy for Leadership and Action, a high level leadership development and skills building program which is part of their annual Creating Change Conference, held in Denver, Jan 28-Feb 1, 2009. Highlander is excited about bringing its training expertise […]
Equal Voice – A Campaign for America's Families
On September 6, 15,000 families gathered in Birmingham, Chicago and Los Angeles in a powerful national convening of Equal Voice for America’s Families, a campaign of the Marguerite Casey Foundation in partnership with grantees and others to shift attitudes and policies affecting poor and working-class families. The three cities were linked via satellite, and the […]
Equal Voice – A Campaign for America’s Families
On September 6, 15,000 families gathered in Birmingham, Chicago and Los Angeles in a powerful national convening of Equal Voice for America’s Families, a campaign of the Marguerite Casey Foundation in partnership with grantees and others to shift attitudes and policies affecting poor and working-class families. The three cities were linked via satellite, and the […]
Immokalee Workers Launch National Petition Drive
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is launching a national petition campaign to end modern-day slavery and sweatshops in the fields! The petition calls on Burger King and other food industry leaders to work with the CIW to improve the wages and working conditions of the men and women who harvest their tomatoes, and support […]
Day of Action to Free Burma – October 6, 2007
The Highlander Research and Education Center joins people around the world in support of the Burmese people and their courageous struggle for freedom and democracy. The military regime of Burma (which calls the country Myanmar) has been in power for the last 15 years and has met the nonviolent “Saffron Revolution” of Buddhist monks and […]